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Need help troubleshooting headlights

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by bestshooter, Oct 29, 2018.

  1. Oct 29, 2018 at 3:44 AM
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    bestshooter

    bestshooter [OP] Member

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    hey guys ,
    Got up today to go to work and all of a sudden my headlights aren’t working . They worked fine on drive home Saturday night but today they won’t come on. The high beams work but low beams and parking lights do not . When I turn the switch the lights in dashboard work but lights and parking lights do not . Had to drive to work with high beams :(. I quickly checked fuses to see if they were blown they looked ok at a glance. I am out of town till Friday so trying to see where to start troubleshooting. My next step would prob be a relay but not sure which one? I have a 2005 Tacoma 4cyl 2wd and no dtl.

    Thanks for your advice
     
  2. Oct 29, 2018 at 4:00 AM
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    Norsemanvike

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    Do you have anything tapping into the wires for your low beams or parking lights?
     
  3. Oct 29, 2018 at 4:55 AM
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    bestshooter

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    What do you mean by tapping ? Everything is factory done I have no mods or after market things .
     
  4. Oct 29, 2018 at 7:20 PM
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    crashnburn80

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    Welcome to TW! It is more common than you would think to have simultaneous low beam burn outs. Buy a new bulb and check, or if you have a voltage detector check the low beam power at the bulb.
     

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